Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 2.3.22

नगमेघप्रतीकाशा दिवमावृत्य विष्ठिता ।
आयता विपुला श्लक्ष्णा विपाप्मा विगतक्लमा ॥ २२ ॥

nagameghapratīkāśā divamāvṛtya viṣṭhitā |
āyatā vipulā ślakṣṇā vipāpmā vigataklamā || 22 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...a peerless palace, which was of great beauty and of celestial make, composed entirely of gems and precious stones, and celebrated throughout the three worlds. He gave unto Bhimasena that...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naga, Megha, Pratikasha, Div, Diva, Vishthita, Ayata, Vipula, Shlakshna, Vipapma, Vigataklama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.3.22). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nagameghapratīkāśā divamāvṛtya viṣṭhitā
  • naga -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratīkāśā* -
  • pratīkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratīkāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āvṛtya -
  • viṣṭhitā -
  • viṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āyatā vipulā ślakṣṇā vipāpmā vigataklamā
  • āyatā* -
  • āyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipulā -
  • vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślakṣṇā* -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipāpmā* -
  • vipāpmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vigataklamā -
  • vigataklamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.3.22

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 2.3.22 in Kannada sript:
ನಗಮೇಘಪ್ರತೀಕಾಶಾ ದಿವಮಾವೃತ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಠಿತಾ ।
ಆಯತಾ ವಿಪುಲಾ ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಾ ವಿಪಾಪ್ಮಾ ವಿಗತಕ್ಲಮಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 2.3.22 in Bengali sript:
নগমেঘপ্রতীকাশা দিবমাবৃত্য বিষ্ঠিতা ।
আযতা বিপুলা শ্লক্ষ্ণা বিপাপ্মা বিগতক্লমা ॥ ২২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 2.3.22 in Gujarati sript:
નગમેઘપ્રતીકાશા દિવમાવૃત્ય વિષ્ઠિતા ।
આયતા વિપુલા શ્લક્ષ્ણા વિપાપ્મા વિગતક્લમા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 2.3.22 in Malayalam sript:
നഗമേഘപ്രതീകാശാ ദിവമാവൃത്യ വിഷ്ഠിതാ ।
ആയതാ വിപുലാ ശ്ലക്ഷ്ണാ വിപാപ്മാ വിഗതക്ലമാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.3.22 in Telugu sript:
నగమేఘప్రతీకాశా దివమావృత్య విష్ఠితా ।
ఆయతా విపులా శ్లక్ష్ణా విపాప్మా విగతక్లమా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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